Ovchyan Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Ovchyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 131 | 1:22,368 | 1,460 |
| Russia | 125 | 1:1,152,984 | 85,410 |
| Georgia | 14 | 1:267,539 | 13,476 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Ovchyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovchyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ovchyan (Georgian: ოვჩიანი, Russian: Овчян) is found in Armenia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovchyan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 961,438th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Ovchyan are found; 54 percent are found in West Asia and 48 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.
It is most frequently occurring in Armenia, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 22,368. In Armenia Ovchyan is most frequent in: Syunik Province, where 46 percent are found, Ararat Province, where 36 percent are found and Yerevan, where 17 percent are found. Beside Armenia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 46 percent are found and Georgia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovchiyan | 93 | 76 | / |
| Ovchyn | 92 | 8 | / |
| Ovchan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Avchyan | 86 | 258 | / |
| Ovchian | 86 | 37 | / |
| Ovchyna | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ivechyan | 80 | 120 | / |
| Avchiyan | 80 | 62 | / |
| Avchoyan | 80 | 20 | / |
| Ovchiyen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Evchyn | 77 | 224 | / |
| Ovsyan | 77 | 68 | / |
| Yvchyn | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ovchin | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ivchyn | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ovchynnyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouvichean | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouvichain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Afochan | 71 | 229 | / |
| Evchyna | 71 | 40 | / |
| Avzhyan | 71 | 22 | / |
| Yvchyna | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ivachiyani | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ovchina | 71 | 12 | / |
| Avchian | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ovechin | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ovsyann | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ovchiin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avichan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Afoichan | 67 | 117 | / |
| Yovichin | 67 | 54 | / |
| Afoïchan | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ivichany | 67 | 46 | / |
| Afoychan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Afouchan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Afochani | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uvichain | 67 | 4 | / |
| Afoîchan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Avachean | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovechina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovchinni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofoichan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivachiyaani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afwochan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afoachan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Afochane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auvichan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abtchyan | 67 | 1 | / |
Ovchyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ovchyan in the Georgian language | ||
| ოვჩიანი | ovchiani | - |
| Ovchyan in the Russian language | ||
| Овчян | ovcan | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ovchyan
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